Haham Pinchas Toledano

Pinchas Toledano (פנחס טולידאנו)

In 1969 he received a BA Hons in Semitics from the University of London. In 1980 he received his PhD from London, his dissertation focusing on the relationship between Rashi and the Targumim.

In 1974 he was appointed Dayan (rabbinic judge) of the Sephardi Community of London and in 1980 was Av Bet Din. In 1998, he was appointed Dayan of the Dutch Sephardi Beth Din. He was appointed as Hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese community of the Netherlands in 2012. Since 2020 he is Hakham-Emeritus.

Works Dayan P. Toledano is author of several scholarly works. Among these are: Berit Shalom, which collects his Rabbinical Responsa in 3 volumes, the largest bulk of which deals with the issue of mamzerim Meqor haBerakhah (מקור הברכה), a code of Jewish Law with notes, commentary, and sources as based on contemporary poskim in 4 volumes: Prayers, Blessings Shabbat and Moadim Various Current Laws in Yore Dea Everlasting Life - Mourning Laws It contains approbations from both Rav Ovadia Yosef and Rav Mordechai Eliyahu, and both have written notes in the volume on points in which they disagree with the Dayan. An English rendition of this work, published as Fountain of Blessings , was also released as a 2-volume set (each volume containing two of the volumes from the original four-volume publication). The Bene Israel of India, focusing on the controversy surrounding the Bene Israel, and remonstrating the Sephardic community and State of Israel for its rejection of them. .